These cavalrymen are armed with a long spear or lance that makes them particularly deadly when charging.

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Colonial Light Cavalry(episodic_2_light_cavalry_colonial)Light CavalryLight cavalry are used to screen an army and act as its eyes and ears; they can also pursue fleeing enemies and keep them from regrouping.

These musket-armed troops use massed volleys to break an enemy, relying on discipline to withstand any counter fire.

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East India Company Infantry(euro_company_infantry_e_india_co)Line InfantryRaised in India, these European mercenaries do not fight “for king and country” but for the great East Indies trading companies.

These musket-armed troops are recruited to defend their own locality, not carry the war to an enemy’s land.

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Conscripts(euro_republican_conscript_infantry)MilitiaThese men are legally compelled to serve in the army, on pain of imprisonment or death. As a result, they may not be the most enthusiastic of soldiers!

The first rate is the largest type of “ship of the line of battle”, intended to be the command ships at the centre of any fleet.

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First Rate Ship of the Line(1st_rate_british)1st RateThe first rate is the largest type of “ship of the line of battle”, intended to be the centre of any fleet. These are very expensive and powerful vessels.

The “bomb” is a floating weapons platform, usually adapted from a small, two-masted ketch. The whole ship is constructed around a single large-calibre mortar.

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Rocket Ship(rocket_ship_british)Rocket ShipA rocket ship is a floating arsenal, usually converted from a two-masted ketch-rigged vessel. The whole ship is given over to a rocket battery and the necessary stores.